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| Gunfire outside US consulate in Istanbul hours after police station bomb | Gunfire outside US consulate in Istanbul hours after police station bomb |
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| Two people have opened fire outside the US consulate building in Istanbul, hours after an overnight bomb attack at a police station in the same city. | Two people have opened fire outside the US consulate building in Istanbul, hours after an overnight bomb attack at a police station in the same city. |
| No one was hurt in in the consulate incident. Turkish broadcaster NTV reported that a female suspect has been detained. | No one was hurt in in the consulate incident. Turkish broadcaster NTV reported that a female suspect has been detained. |
| Three police officers and seven civilians were injured in the police station blast in the district of Sultanbeyli, police said.. The Dogan news agency reported that two attackers were killed in an exchange of fire that followed the explosion. One policeman was also killed in the clashes, NTV television said, but this was not confirmed officially. A fire caused part part of the three-story building to collapse. | |
| There has been a sharp spike in violence between Turkey’s security forces and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ party, or PKK. | There has been a sharp spike in violence between Turkey’s security forces and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ party, or PKK. |
| Related: The Guardian view on Turkey’s air strikes against Isis: dangerous territory | Editorial | Related: The Guardian view on Turkey’s air strikes against Isis: dangerous territory | Editorial |
| The latest attacks also come as Turkey is taking a more active role against Islamic State militants. Last month it conducted aerial strikes against Isis positions in Syria and agreed to let the US-led coalition use its bases for its fight against the militants. This followed a suicide bombing blamed on Isis which killed 32 people and after Isis militants fired at Turkish soldiers from across the border in Syria, killing one soldier. | The latest attacks also come as Turkey is taking a more active role against Islamic State militants. Last month it conducted aerial strikes against Isis positions in Syria and agreed to let the US-led coalition use its bases for its fight against the militants. This followed a suicide bombing blamed on Isis which killed 32 people and after Isis militants fired at Turkish soldiers from across the border in Syria, killing one soldier. |
| On Sunday, the US military announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets had arrived at Turkey’s southern Incirlik air base. | On Sunday, the US military announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets had arrived at Turkey’s southern Incirlik air base. |
| Turkey last month carried out a major security sweep, detaining 1,300 people suspected of links to terror organisations, including the PKK, Isis and the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front, or DHKP-C. | Turkey last month carried out a major security sweep, detaining 1,300 people suspected of links to terror organisations, including the PKK, Isis and the banned Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front, or DHKP-C. |
| In 2013, a suicide bombing at the US embassy in the capital Ankara killed a Turkish security guard and injured one other person. The DHKP-C claimed responsibility for the attack. | In 2013, a suicide bombing at the US embassy in the capital Ankara killed a Turkish security guard and injured one other person. The DHKP-C claimed responsibility for the attack. |
| Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report | Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report |